EM Match Advice 50: Making Your Rank List | Program Directors Share Their Best Advice
With interview season behind you, it's time for one of the most important decisions of your medical career: creating your rank list. In this episode of ALiEM Match Advice, host Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM Program Director) sits down with Dr. Elaine Rabin (Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst Program) and Dr. Miriam Kulkarni (St. John's Riverside Hospital) to discuss what really matters when ranking programs—and what doesn't. Key Dates to Remember February 2, 2026: Rank list entry opens on NRMP March 4, 2026: Rank list certification deadline (same for programs and applicants) March 16, 2026: Match status notification March 20, [+]
Education Theory Made Practical: All 8 Volumes Free
After eight years, 240 faculty members, and countless Slack conversations across time zones, the ALiEM Faculty Incubator has come to a close. And with it, we're celebrating the completion of something I'm incredibly proud to share: the Education Theory Made Practical book series—8 volumes, 77 educational theories and frameworks, now freely available to educators worldwide [download at ALiEM Library]. We became victims of our own success. The mentors and community members we nurtured? They're now department chairs, deans, and program directors. The people we brought into our sandbox are now making the big decisions and shaping the future of [+]
The Most Dangerous 10 Minutes of Your Shift: Mastering the ED Hand-Off
Handoffs are everywhere, from shift changes to trauma transfers. Each one is a chance for error. A standardized, structured sign-out protects patients, supports teamwork, and makes you a safer, more effective emergency physician. Why Sign-Outs Matter In emergency medicine, handoffs are constant and high-risk. Nearly a third of healthcare workers report an adverse event tied to a poor handoff. When communication falters, patients suffer: delayed results, missed diagnoses, duplicated work, or forgotten tasks. The stakes are higher in the ED, where the pace is quick, interruptions are constant, and boarding patients stretch the system thin. But there is good [+]
EM Match Advice 49: 5 Keys to Crush Your EM Residency Interview
It’s fall, which means goofy costumes, crisp apples, pumpkin spice latte, and the official start of the Residency Recruitment Season! Programs are furiously reviewing your applications right now, and this is a perfect time for you to start thinking about interviews. In this episode, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University EM Program Director) provides insider tips on 5 things that you can do now to be prepared to crush your interviews! 1. Consider Your Strategy Do your homework and review programs’ social media and websites. Prioritize your program list. You will likely have more interview offers than you can accept, [+]
When Research Meets Social Media Expertise: Lessons from the PECARN-ALiEM Partnership
From Pipe Dream to Proven Strategy: How a 4-year partnership between PECARN and ALiEM created a replicable framework for evidence-based research dissemination Sometimes the best collaborations begin with simple questions. Following Dr. Nathan Kuppermann's grand rounds presentation in 2018, I had the opportunity to discuss an idea with him as PECARN's Steering Committee Chair: might there be untapped potential in using social media platforms like Twitter to amplify PECARN's research impact? Five years later, that initial conversation has grown into a reality with a systematic approach and measurable outcomes. Social media is not just about fads and marketing. In [+]
EM Match Advice 48: Transitioning from ERAS to ResidencyCAS – Platform Features and Essential Resources
In this episode of EM Match Advice, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University EM Program Director) speaks with Dr. Liza Smith (Clerkship Director/Associate Program Director at UMass Baystate and past Chair of the CORD Application Process Improvement Committee, and Dr. Tim Fallon (Associate Program Director at Maine Medical Center and the committee's current Chair), about the historic transition from ERAS to ResidencyCAS for EM residency applications. This marks the first year that EM is using ResidencyCAS as an application service, moving away from the ERAS platform used in previous years. The discussion focuses on essential resources and new platform features [+]
EM Match Advice 47: 2025 EM Match By The Numbers
The Emergency Medicine (EM) Match process continues to evolve, with the specialty experiencing significant shifts in recent years. In this 47th installment of the EM Match Advice podcast series, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM PD) hosts the annual program director reflection on the Match with Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern EM PD), who returns for her fourth consecutive year to share insights on the NRMP Match trends and data. Podcast Episode: EM Match by the Numbers Tables: EM Match by the Numbers Key 2025 Match Statistics: A Clear Improvement Significant Reduction in Unfilled Positions The most notable [+]
The First Pulse Check: How to set yourself up for success in EM residency
“Are you ok?” My wife asked as I flopped onto the bed, which was still just a mattress on the floor. I (KL) had just finished my first shift as a resident and was overwhelmed. We still had furniture to buy, boxes to unpack, and countless things to repair. The house we were so excited to move into had not lived up to our expectations when we saw it for the first time in person. Despite all the housework we had to do, I felt paralyzed by the incompetence I felt on my first shift. The mountain between myself [+]
EM Match Advice 46 | Program Directors Share Match Season Insights
As interview season wraps up, medical students across the country are preparing their rank lists for the upcoming Match. EM Match Advice podcast host, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM Program Director) recently sat down with Dr. Melissa Parsons (University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville EM Program Director), to discuss the match process from both program and applicant perspectives. Podcast: Match Season Insights Podcast Sound Engineer: Dr. Kaitlin Bowers What's Happening on the Program Side? Programs are busy finalizing their rank lists through comprehensive meetings with their teams. Many programs, including UF Jacksonville, are intentionally completing their rank [+]
EM Match Advice 45: 2025 ERAS Updates– What EM Applicants Need to Know
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak, EM Match Advice Podcast Host and Stanford University PD, discusses key changes in the 2025 ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) application that all EM applicants should know about. Take a listen to this short 14-minute, high-yield episode before submitting your application. Podcast 45: Key 2025 ERAS updates Highlights Hometown preferences are now limited to 3 (no longer 5). A new section allows you to explaining any unplanned training extensions and interruptions. A PD-perspective on what to put in the Impactful Experiences section Program signals are now limited to 5 (no longer 7). KEY: Do NOT signal [+]
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